Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Old Habits Die Hard

The Pre-Passover
(Pesach) period is a busy one. There is tons of
cleaning/organizing/shopping to be done. And later, there will be cooking to be
done as well. In addition I tend to get less sleep during this season (although
I am TRYING to get more…..). All this makes sticking to my eating plan
difficult. I USED to "survive" the period with "instant
energy" (ie., chocolate…..).

So every once in a while So several times
a day that inner devil pipes up "How about some chocolate? Or maybe some chalvah*?"

In general I have been able to brush away these
whims fairly easily. [It helps that I bought myself a nice bracelet for the
holiday which I am only allowing myself to use if I do not gain in this period.
Bribes DO work……] Occasionally I may
allow myself an extra 100 calories, if I am working hard, but choosing
something healthy like soup or a fruit rather than the sweet stuff.

What amazes me is that this inner voice
still sits insides me, expounding self-destruction oh so insidiously yet nonchalantly.

*A
confection made of honey and tahini, can be healthy, but nevertheless fattening.

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This blog is basically a diary, journal, and notes of observations. In the past it dealt mostly with the topics of special needs, especially a real view of what life is like with (and for) a teen with Down syndrome. However, since Ricki's death in August 2012, at age 17, the amount of blogging on the subject of "special needs" has decreased. Additional topics are interpersonal relationships, life in Israel, and dieting. (I have lost 75 kilos...)(And no, I did NOT have weight-loss surgery....) Also an occasional get-on-a-soapbox-and-tell-it-like-it-is personal opinion.

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